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"It burns pretty quick. It lets off a lot of smoke," he said. Some homes in Florida have real fireplaces. But people should not chop up their Christmas tree and burn it in the fireplace.

I could always tell Santa came when I could smell the pine. The smoke from the trains he would run Christmas morning, you could kind of smell it coming up the stairs early in the morning,” Regan said.

The Fire Department says Christmas trees should be placed at least 2 feet from outlets and be monitored for dryness.